The Kiwanis Club of Memphis will meet Wednesday, Dec. 21, from noon to 1 p.m. at The Peabody hotel, 149 Union Ave. The program will be a holiday celebration featuring Hands in Praise hand bell performers. Cost is $25 per person.

Chez Philippe will host a Christmas Eve dinner Saturday, Dec. 24, at the restaurant in The Peabody hotel, 149 Union Ave. Cost is $80 per person and includes a four-course meal. For reservations, call 529-4188. Christmas Day Brunch will be held Sunday, Dec. 25, on The Peabody’s mezzanine from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $55 per person and $20 for children. For reservations, call 529-3668. The Capriccio Grill will have a Christmas Day dinner Sunday, Dec. 25, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cost is $45 per person and $15 for children. For reservations, call 529-4199.

The Memphis Bar Association Young Lawyers Division will present “Legal Ethics in the Movies” with speaker Mike McLaren of Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee PC and special guest U.S. Magistrate Judge Diane Vescovo Dec. 28 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the auditorium at Memphis Bioworks Foundation, 20 Dudley St. For more information or to register, visit www.memphisbar.org.

The New Year’s Eve Party at The Peabody 2011 will be held Dec. 31 from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. in the hotel’s grand ballroom, 149 Union Ave. Cost is $40 at the door and $30 in advance. For more information or tickets, call 529-4000 or visit www.peabodymemphis.com.

All Memphis Shelby County Public Library and Information Center branches will be closed Saturday to Monday, Dec. 24-26. In addition, the Cossitt and Bartlett branches will be closed Friday, Dec. 23. For more information, visit www.memphislibrary.org.